31. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division was formed in October 1944 from conscripted volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans), mainly from the Batschka region of Hungary, around a cadre from the disbanded Kama division.It fought briefly against the Soviets in Hungary in November 1944 where it suffered heavy losses. After refitting with the addition of manpower from SS-Polizei-Regiment Brixen it saw action in Silesia during the final months of the war.